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dc.contributor.authorRuwanpatbirana, T-
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-09T05:01:32Z-
dc.date.available2011-12-09T05:01:32Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.citationMSc. ( Community Medicine)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/1266-
dc.description.abstractSri Lanka does not have a National preventive programme for Thalassaemia . Nevertheless, the government spends 5 percent of total health budget (which is a huge amount for a single disease) for the management of thalassaemics and every year around 100 patients are newly identified. Study-findings reveal that the parents of thalassaemics had a moderate knowledge about the disease and treatment and had a good knowledge about the prevention of the disease. They will be a good resource for future preventive programmes . Knowledge level was significantly associated with Sinhala ethnicity, Buddhist religion and with higher level of education. Nevertheless, knowledge about the bone marrow transplant as a mode of permanent cure was poor. Economic constrains was the main problem associated with defaulting treatment. Twenty-four parents (10.70/1 had more than one thalassaemic child and the main reason given for that was the inadequate counseling received. It is highly recommended to establish a National Thalassaemia preventive programme. Pre-marital testing of the carrier status should be advocated and necessary facilities should be made available. counseling of the parents of newly diagnosed thalassaemics should be established as a routine practice and details about all the methods currently available locally and globally should be conveyed to them in their mother tongue. ligation of internal iliac arteries; Post partum ligation and resection of tubes; Prim-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleParent's knowledge and practices on selected aspects of Thalassaemia and factors related to defaulting treatment in relation to selected socio-demographic characteristics at National Thalassaemia Centre in Teaching Hospital Kurunegalaen_US
dc.typeResearch abstracten_US
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